PrismScrollDM vs d20 Party Checks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PrismScrollDM
This app serves as a digital DM screen and resource hub for Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition games. It offers customizable tiles for quick access to game information, including encounter tables, conditions, and item prices, streamlining gameplay for Dungeon Masters.
- Customizable DM resource screen with 75+ resources
- Scientific style roll calculator
- Campaign creator for managing games
- Character web for campaign relationships
- Spell cards with quick roll options
- Equipment cards for weapons and armor
- Monster cards with stats and abilities
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PrismScrollDM will be the one-stop shop for your storytelling needs in all your Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition games. As the first tool, PrismScrollDM acts as your mobile, paperless, and essentially limitless DM Screen on the go! Customize the different tiles to fit your specific needs for each game you manage. With the ability to hide or show all the information, declutter your working area so that you only see the important information, but still have access to everything within a few taps if the need arises. Some of the starting options that we offer include Encounter tables, Conditions, Item Prices, and so many more of the minor rules that everyone tends to forget while playing. The PrismScrollDM Screen will smooth out your games and eliminate the struggle of trying to find that random page with that small rule that decides the crazy outcome of if your adventurers will ascend to godhood. Features 1. Customizable DM resource screen with over 75 different resources, including things like roll tables/reference tables/npc generators/and much more! 2. Scientific style roll calculator for all of your quick calculation needs 3. Campaign creator that allows you to manage your different games and tailor your tools to your specific game needs 4. A character web feature that allows you create the bigger picture of your campaign relationships, NPC's and players! 5. Spell cards for each spell from the Players Handbook, Xanathars, and Sword Coast Adventures Guide with quick roll options 6. Equipment cards for all of the standard martial/simple ranged/melee weapons, armor, and items with quick roll options for the weapons 8. Monster cards that include all the respective actions/abilities/stats/traits Let us know what you think! We would love to hear from you and we thank you in advance: 1. Our website, prismscroll.com 2. reviews, we always respond! 3. Instagram (@prismscroll) 4. twitter (@prismscroll) 5. facebook (@prismscroll)
d20 Party Checks
This app streamlines tabletop roleplaying game management for Game Masters. It allows for quick, secret rolls for entire parties across various d20-based systems, enhancing immersion and narrative flow.
- Lightweight app design
- Quick party and character setup
- Attribute, save, and skill checks
- Supports Pathfinder, D&D 5e/3.5
- User-defined checks
- Special check modes (take 10/20, advantage/disadvantage)
- Shout-Ins (post-roll result changes)
- iCloud synchronization
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# Features - Lightweight app design: Quick creation and setup of parties and characters. - Quick access to attribute checks, saves and skill checks for the entire party. - Supported game systems: Pathfinder, Pathfinder 2e, Dungeons & Dragons 5e, Dungeons & Dragons 3.5. - User-defined checks (in addition to the game system's fixed checks). - Special check modes (take 10/20, advantage and disadvantage) - Shout-Ins (changing the result of the check after rolling) - Own check history each for party and character checks - iCloud synchronization across multiple Apple iOS devices # Why d20 Party Checks d20 Party Checks is an app for game masters (GMs) of fantasy roleplaying games based on the d20 system, such as Pathfinder or Dungeons & Dragons. Its purpose is to allow the GM to make a secret roll for all player characters within a few seconds. Depending on the play style of the GM, perception checks, knowledge checks, appraise checks, can be made secretly, so as not to burden the players with unnecessary meta-knowledge or even spoiling the game. However, too often in these situations the narrative flow suffers - possibly also the immersion - or already the question "How high is your character's perception modifier?" gives too much away. Most game masters have a piece of paper in front of them on which they have written down all the important skill checks, attribute checks, and saving throws of the player characters and can quickly make the check. However, if it comes to a check for the entire party, quick rolls and comparisons are required for each player character of the group. This is where d20 Party Checks comes in: One click and the result is there - for the whole group!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PrismScrollDM at monthly against d20 Party Checks's every 21 months. PrismScrollDM also leads on ratings volume (217 vs 1). d20 Party Checks's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and price ($0.99 vs $2.99). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
PrismScrollDM costs $2.99 and d20 Party Checks $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
d20 Party Checks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PrismScrollDM has 217 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
PrismScrollDM ships an update monthly, d20 Party Checks every 21 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PrismScrollDM | d20 Party Checks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (217 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 217 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 21 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Samuel Harmon | Markus Richter |
Customer experience
PrismScrollDM
d20 Party Checks
Bugs and requests
PrismScrollDM
Reported bugs
18 issues- App crashes when adding/removing conditions
- Characters' info not always updating
- Icon changes to unselected one
- Crashes when editing a character without an icon
- Cannot scroll down on ability cards on iPad
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- Ability cards not searchable on iPhone
- Stuck on Custom > Select Color in campaign creator on iPad Pro
- Occasional errors in rules
- Party characters don't stick between sessions
- Cannot add custom equipment
- Cannot add homebrewed NPCs to encounters
- Cannot scroll down on notes
- Cannot scroll down on character sheets
- Import XML not working
- Import PDF not working
- Cannot resize icons on DM screen
- Text on panels broken and incomplete
- Custom campaign type button missing
Requested features
33 requests- Custom icons for conditions
- Compendium types
- Add multiple characters to encounters at once
- Change size of character bubbles
- Cloud sync or copy campaign to another device
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- Edit screens and campaign cards
- Better way to add maps
- Create maps within the app
- Roll initiative for monsters
- Add Dragon of Icespire Peak module
- Change relationships in character web (more than three levels)
- More than three levels for character web relationships
- Take ideas from Encounter+ app
- Drag and drop for initiative in fights
- Refine notes feature for sessions (like journal)
- Create custom items/spells
- Include monster stat blocks
- Resize icons on DM screen
- Organize compendium by challenge rating and monster type
- Import features for monsters
- Scroll down on ability cards
- Search for specific items
- PC and enemy NPC sheets
- Encounter DC calculators
- Ethnic name generators
- Battle map mode
- Keep track of campaign quests, locations, DM-made items
- Spell lists
- Monster manual section
- Change size of tiles for text to fit
- Custom campaign type option
- Session creation options
- Add new content
d20 Party Checks
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PrismScrollDM
No in-app purchases
d20 Party Checks
No in-app purchases









